The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-26

Completo DenaoD1tton ofan Express TRAM
q the National Capita1-The Enssneer
KILLED and Eighteen Persons Injured
a Four-story signal Tower Ragged - me
Ground.
WARRINGTON, Aug. i7.-Of all the rail-
rad accidents that have occurred on the
avn or the Baltimore \ Ohio, that Of this
morning was by far the most frightful and
complete. The limited express No. 1 due
from Chicago and Cincinnati q 60 = m,
having two sleepers, two day coaches, two
baggage cars and one mail car attached &c
the engine, ran away from the engineer at
Galeswood. The air brake broke and the
train camc laundering along At fearful
rate Of speed.
Just before the ssY" was reached the en-
CINE jumped the track carrying the train
with Il. The tower, which was four
story building, was cut from its founda-
tions as II by razor.
The Engineer, Hamilton Brosius, Of Bal.
timore, was scalded 10 death. He was
taken into Mrs. Ellen Dents house, No.
632 Delaware avenue, where he died ON
the floor two hours afterwards.
The fireman, named Smith, jumped
from the engine, and had his leg broken.
He Is not expected 70 live.
Will Baxter, the operator employed In
the tower, saw the train and saved him
self by jumping out Of the window and
catching In tree near by.
Joe Healy, q hoy employed In the tower,
was seriously hurt.
The news Of the disaster spread through
the city rapidly, and thousands fastened
to the scene. IL was almost the exact spot
whore the fatal accident Of the summer Of
1884 occurred. Whent the crowd reached the
scene, the train lay stretched like wound.
ed snake. . extending from Fifth street, north
east, to Delaware avenue. The en-.
CINE lay completely overturned and
smashed out Of all resemblance to loco
motive. The tender was but mass Of
iron bolts and bars. Fences, sheds, and
everything in its track were swept away
before the irresistible rush Of the iron mon.
ster.
While the wreckers were at work re-
moving the debris every body At the depot
was excited. Crowds Of excursionists
from Luray, Harper's Ferry and Bay
Ridge filled the depot and street, all bent
on having . good time. While tho trains
were being made up engine No. sOl started
from the engine yard and jumped the
track in such manner rs TO prevent the
other engines from getting out Of the yard,
causing the excursionists some delay.
Many Of the excursionists who visited the
depot and expected . good time were
frightened by the accident and returned
to their homes. Some Of the passengers
on the wrecked train also returned 70 their
Western homes instead OF continuing their
Journey 20 the East.
The work at the wreck continued all day
long. There was much excitement on ac-
count Of reports that there were still
persons buried under the debris.
Mr.. Legge, the general superintendent Of
the road in this city, was on the scene
early investigating the accident. He said
the accident was due undoubtedly TO a
failure OF the air brakes TO work. Mr..
Legge was at noon confident that all the
passengers had been accounted for, and
that there was no one buried in the debris.
There were seven people in the st. Louis
sleeper and nine or ten in the Chicago
sleeper, but no one in these cars was in
jured seriously.
Mrs. Augusta Bond, lady on her way to
her home in Germany, had her head badly
cut and lost considerable money and her
tickets 20 New York and Germany. She
was removed TO Providence Hospital.
4 Charles Kok, who, with his wife and
three small children, was from Cincinnati
vi us WY tQV0A An0Hys " ~ 1SA tVArtf A4Hf
across the small OF the back, and his in
juries may prove fatal. His wife and
children were not hurt. He Is also at
Providence Hospital.
I Joe Healy, who was injured by the nc.
cidcnt, IL much worse this afternoon. and
not expected to live.
\ Many explanations Of and theories 70
account for the accident are given by rail-
road men. One says that when the train
was about three miles outside the city the
eccentric lever Of the engine became
\ jammed and the engineer was, therefore,
unable TO work the throttle or reverse the
link motion. Another says that the con-
ductor and engineer both said when thirty
miles away, that the air brakes were out
OF order. Another explanation given Is
that the engineer became frightened Mt the
speed he had ON when passing the ~"
and reversed his engine, and the momen-
tum OF the cars behind literally forced Il
from the track.
A railroad man says: ''The engineer,
Mr.. Brosius, stuck to his post, and when
found the steam was blowing from the
lubricator into his face. He was one Of
the best known engineers on the road,
having been in the employ Of the company
for more than twenty-five years, aud was
regarded as one OF the most t0Ftiuis ilo
was single man, and boarded on Barre
street in Baltimore"
II was stated At the station house by
two ladies' that he intended in . short time
TO retire and marry young lady Of this
city, The train to which the accident oc-
CURED was what Il known as the Cincin.
natl, ~. Louis and Chicago express. II was
one Of the fast through trains Of the Balti.
more q Ohio road. The conductor was
George Wheeler, an old railroad hand
The train was composed Of seven cars,
an express car, . postal car, baggage
car, smoker, IN ordinary passenger
coach and two sleepcrs, one from Chicago,
the other from 81. Louis As near q
could be gathAed from the trainm n,
there were about fifty passengers on the
train. Coroner Patterson was ON the
scene Of the wreck during the day arrang-
ing for an inquest, which will probably be
held tomorrow.
All OF the patients, Il was stated - the
hospital this evening, are doing well, and
10 Il not thought there that the injuries Of
any Of them will prove fatal. These cases,
with those Of Baxter, Hcaly, Thomas, Mrs
Benson and Carroll Cook, also reported "a